The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-11
NEWS BY WIRE.
Knights of Labor in Convention
at Minneapolis.
THE SCHOONER HAVANA GOES DOWN

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, October 3.--The gem
eral assembly Of the Knights of Labor was
| called TO order in Washington rink this morn
ing by J. y. McGaughey, secretary Of the CO
! operative board and chairman of the local COM
mttce of arrangements.
and was not able to make the address of well
| como on tie part Of tho state. Mr.. McGaughey
made brief remarks on the growth of the order
| in the northwest, and introduced Mayor Ames
| who made a formal address Of welcome
| General Master Workman Powdcrly's adj
| dress on THE World as a Knghthood would
make it, was received wish unbounded ell
| thusiasm lie said:
M. Chairman, y93q have just told this immense
would be, did knighthood have the making Of IT,
J M i tcil you nothing OF the Kind; cannot !
would Ike TO have It. to discuss 20 large subject
come here tired ont. have been busy for weeks
| prefer to be only spectator among you. The
world rs knighthond would make it, would
take up more time than / could give it here to-
night Thy will be done, thy kingdom come
in prayer. Do you mean what you say in
these words? Men say knights never attain what
they go 20 church and pray for better things than
the knights ever dreamed Of Knighthood would
not pave the streets with gold, and men who pray
that this earth be made RS the kingdom of heaven
would deny az place in the legislative halls These
places are not the Kingdom Of heaven. The men
WI VINO make these prayers Iie when they make them
They arc hypOcritCs knights Of Labor respect the
law ana they intend 70 take hand III making the
laws How many niiiiolalrcslte.thoee in this room
tonight? IEaughter.l Not one. Well how many
men and women ofmodemte means? ] would not
ali Oh you yon No 5 c 0f n 'eq. "fd d sG y9e
our people 80 that they win be able to go there
They should be educated 50 that they will be able
ana fit 10 take high positions in life Our organiza-
ton Is not pnr an organization, but in the true
sense Of the word II is It political organization The
who studies with us win be able 10 vote intel
Rcnty; If he IL not there is something wrong with
lis head Nc are an organization Nothne ever
s. 4 hon
ono bad man KICKS there are thousand good men
and women to resent that kick. say all hail 10 the
kitllcrs.
have been taken TO task on few things want
to say a few thnRs on immigration. 1t has Lecn
charged tiHt I'D not flYOr immigration. II is
mistake. am Of foreign birth myself ] was not
born carly enough 10 kccpmy father from coming
70 this country. ] would not have done so if
colId, have no objection TO foreign Immigration.
/ iaiOrh Every land grant company hns It's inlnli
hand not against the law--for he knows none-but
against whit he secs Just before him, he is called an
| Miatehls ana IS punished, while the men who
loaded these poor creatures Oh this country go scot
| free; IfhundeTous Applause
| hate anarchy and | hate an anarchist How
| can child reared in poyertys squalol, ignorance
and vice grow up to respect the institutions of this
pany, take home the agent Of the land company; stop
| importing foreign pau ers let only those come to
Ui , l,.i A.ielSS" NV Nouie y ti,I own MI 10
| ofoilst oresntl@ lCres Of "No nor1
| thought you'd say 20. This is why an called
| called crank on the tempcranes question, aud
! may be crank on this question, but ! am
| far rather see man sober than drnnkard, and it
is hr better 10 educate children to be temper
! ate than TO be dfunkards. There is not man lN-
| ing who win say that IT is right to bring into the
| home that which dumns The head of the fnnilv.
leave tS tle order 69couse '' Of my POSITION
| on thiS question. say 10 AZ
trust The ate Of This nation with sober men aud
women. I'll never take bnck one word # what !
have sid on lhe temperance question, 50 help me
God; The time will come Whom workers Of all
kinds and clasSe7, VIII be banded together for
common purpose.
MNNEAroLrs. Mimi, October 1.-The
knights OF Labor convention was called 80
orderat eleven o'clock, but MS the credentials
OF delegates had not been examined, adjourn
mont was taken until evening. In i'm inter
Wow today, Mr.. Powdery said;
at Is no doubt truo that our numbers arc
fewer than they once were but we understand
each other better. There were a great many
who came into the order through curiosity aud
the excitement of the times, but they did not
have the interests of the movement ut heart,
and have dropped out"
Perhaps the most important proposition that
Is likely TO come before the general assembly is
scheme 10 unite the knights of labur,and the
national farmers alliance, now in session in
Minneapolis, INTO ono organization Tho plan
now proposed is 10 make the farmers alliance
national trade body, with the title of the
National District assembly.
~ I ms NoWitl make q team, SdIu q leaning
delegate today, which would move the earth.
With the farmers with u.s. could do what
we would toward the accomplishment OF the
purposes OF both bodies
Mrs. LenOra NJ Berry. general investigator
OF the order, make her annual report, embrac-
ing the results of her inquiries into the Coudi-
lions OF working women of the country. She
stated as an evidence OF the cruel treatment of
working women in some places, the fact that
in linen thread works ut Patterson, N. J., Wo-
men are compelled TO stand on stone floor in
water the year round, NEST Of the time bare
foot with spray OF water from o revolving
cylinder flying constantly ageinst their breasts
and the coolest night In winter, NJ we'll rs the
warmeSt in summer, those poor creatures must
go 20 their homes with water dripping from
their understanding along thcir path
because there could not be the
space of few moments allowed
Thorn 10 change their clothing. Pittsburg, she
said, would be good place Gor some to come
who 0ro constantly talking OF women'S
sphere. Women are employed in tho manu.
featuring OF harbed wire aud underground
cable, IN cork works, pickle factories bakeries
business 40 which women arc employed else
whore. She visited n large establishment
there, part OF which is 10 be lifted mp for the
manufacturing of nails, NJ which women are
60 be employed
Mr. rowderly said tonight: "rhis is the
best convention we have had ia. years Tho
best set oi mon ever saw. We are FIVE days
ahead oil the Richmond convention, in point
of time"
The schooner Havana Sinks Three per.ons